Weather Service confirms 9 tornadoes in central Indiana

The National Weather Service says at least nine tornadoes struck Indiana, damaging a school and other buildings and downing trees.

Posted: Jun 17, 2019 2:23 PM

Posted By: Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The National Weather Service says at least nine tornadoes struck Indiana, damaging a school and other buildings and downing trees.

It says three EF2 tornadoes with winds up to 130 mph (210 kph) struck Greene, Monroe and Rush counties during Saturday’s outbreak and an EF-1 tornado with winds reaching 100 mph (160 kph) struck the Indianapolis enclave of Beech Grove, heavily damaging the high school. Two weaker tornadoes struck elsewhere in Indianapolis and in Owen County.